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"Pussy-Foot" Was NEVER Dale Earnhardt's Nickname!
by:  Robyn Snell

So David Gilliland got parked for ramming ol' Juan Pablo Montoya into the wall nose first after a few laps of good ol' bumpin and banging?  I agree with Dale Earnhardt Jr. that this was not the best solution for the issue at hand, but how did Dale Earnhardt Sr. get the name Intimidator?  It sure wasn't by pussy-footing around the race track letting guys plow all over him…

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Richmond, VA (November 5, 2008)—In its continuing effort to support the needs of local public school classrooms in the Greater Richmond Metropolitan Area, Richmond International Raceway officials announced today that they are continuing their donations to various classrooms in need in its community. With the 2008-2009 school year in full swing, Richmond International Raceway Cares—the track’s charitable foundation—made its first two donations of the new school year to two local classrooms this week.
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Ganassi-DEI Hold Merger Talks
Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates and Dale Earnhardt Inc. have entered discussions that could lead to a merger between the two organizations, foxsports.com reported Tuesday. Such a union would bring together the Nos. 41 and 42 cars of Ganassi and the Nos. 1 and No. 8 cars of DEI, according to the report. Juan Montoya drives the No. 42 car, but Ganassi has not named a driver for the No. 41 car. Martin Truex Jr. is the driver of the No. 1 car, and Aric Almirola drives the No. 8, which has not named a sponsor for next year. One of Montoya's current sponsors, Texaco Havoline, will not return to the car next year, but Ganassi has a partial sponsorship locked in with Wrigley's for the No. 42
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Entry List for the Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500(k) at Phoenix International Raceway is posted, 44 teams/drivers [for 43 spots] are listed, including:
Not in top 35 of 2008 owners points (2008 race attempts/owners pts standings in parens):
#09-Sterling Marlin (8/48)
#10-A.J. Allmendinger (34/38)
#21-Bill Elliott [past champ] (34/41)
#45-Kyle Petty (34/40)
#47-Marcos Ambrose (34/36) [was #00 team]
#70-Johnny Sauter (34/43)
#77-Sam Hornish Jr. (34/37)[past owner winner]
#78-Joe Nemechek (34/42)
#96-Ken Schrader (34/39)
In the event qualifying is cancelled:
the eight who would make it [8]: #'s 77,21,47,10,96,45,78,70
missing the race would be [1]: #'s 09
See the full entry list at my Jayski's Phoenix Entry List.(11-3-2008)

Top-35 in Owner Points and guaranteed a starting spot at Phoenix:
No teams dropped in or out of top 35, but points do tighten some and the #84 team is now just 44 points ahead of the #47 team.
The teams are NOT locked in past the next race as the owners points change after each race.
33) #22-B***y/Bill Davis Racing: 2682 +136
34) #7-Gordon/RGM: 2606 +60
35) #84-Speed/Red Bull Racing: 2590 44 points ahead of 36th
these teams/ drivers must qualify by speed but are close to the top-35:
36) #47[was #00]-Ambrose/Waltrip Racing: 2546, 44 points out of 35th
37) #77-Hornish/Penske Racing: 2490 -100
For the owner points standings, see my Drivers/Owners Points Standings page.(11-2-2008)

Johnson needs to average 7th to clich championship: Gutsy strategy earned Carl Edwards the win at the Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway, and made it difficult for points leader Jimmie Johnson to clinch at Phoenix. Edwards’ victory slashed his deficit to Johnson, who finished 15th, by 77 – from 183 to 106. Johnson needs to leave Phoenix with a 196-point lead over second-place to officially clinch his third consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship. In other words, Johnson must beat Edwards by 90 points and third-place Greg Biffle by 52 at Phoenix to clinch (Johnson needs to finish 195 points ahead of Biffle to clinch because he owns the tie-breaker). Jeff Burton, 212 points back in fourth place, can also spoil Johnson’s clinch hopes by getting within that 195-point “magic number.” If Johnson leaves Phoenix with a 162-point lead, he would need only to start the season-finale at Homestead to clinch a championship. Under this scenario, Johnson has to beat Edwards by 56 and Biffle by 18. If Johnson finishes seventh or better in the next two races, he will clinch the title, no matter what any other driver does.(NASCAR PR)(11-2-2008)

Latest Ganassi merger rumor? Petty? UPDATE4 negotiations fell thru?:: hearing that DEI and Ganassi are not going to merge after meeting Wednesday and there was no deal and negotiations are off.(11-7-2008

Bad Boy Mowers to Sponsor #22 in final two 2008 races: Bill Davis Racing (BDR) announced that Bad Boy Mowers will take over the sponsorship of the #22 Toyota in Sprint Cup Series competition for the final two races of the 2008 season. The two-race sponsorship opportunity comes after BDR bids a final farewell to its long-standing sponsorship with Caterpillar, which began in 1999. “This seems to be the year of change”, said Bill Davis, whose CAT sponsored team won the Daytona 500 in 2002. “That’s the one thing about life and NASCAR, is that you can always count on change. We had a great run with CAT and we are thankful for its sponsorship of our team over the years. My wife and I have made many friendships that will last forever. Our team is happy to have those Bad Boy Mowers come on board for the last two races of 2008. We are heavy into 2009 planning and are sorting out sponsorship of our Toyota powered program for next season.” Bill Davis Racing competes in both the Sprint Cup Series and the Craftsman Truck Series. BDR continues to seek sponsorship for the 2009 season.(BDR PR)
AND Caterpillar, Inc., will not be the sponsor of Dave B***y's Toyota Camry for the final two races this season, ending an association which began in 1999. The #22 Sprint Cup car will be sponsored at Phoenix and Homestead/Miami by Bad Boy Mowers. "We've fulfilled our obligation with Bill Davis Racing so it's really their choice," said Caterpillar director of racing operations Greg Towles. "Bill can run whatever he wants to for the last two races." Caterpillar, which will sponsor the #31 Chevrolet driven by Jeff Burton in 2009, will have owner Richard Childress and Burton come to the its hospitality areas for the next two races. "We're just getting a lot of stuff ready for next year," said Towles, who was in Arizona on Thursday visiting Caterpillar facilities with Burton and Childress. In a press release, Davis said his team's "sorting out sponsorships" and planning for 2009. "This seems to be the year of change," said Davis. "We had a great run with Cat and we are thankful for its sponsorship of our team over the years."(Peoria Journal Star)(11-7-2008) Comment here

Phoenix Goodyear Tire Notes: Teams in all three NASCAR series will run the same tire codes at Phoenix this weekend, though those for the Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series will be branded "Goodyear Eagle," while those for the Truck Series will be branded "Goodyear Wrangler" . . . this is the same combination of left- and right-side tires that Goodyear brought for Sprint Cup and Nationwide teams to run at Phoenix this past April . . . this is one of the more popular tire combinations in Goodyear's 2008 tire lineup . . . in addition to Phoenix, teams in all three major NASCAR series have run this specific combination at Richmond and New Hampshire this season . . . teams in the Nationwide and Craftsman Truck Series have also run this tire set-up at Milwaukee, Gateway, Indianapolis Raceway Park and Memphis this year . . . as on most NASCAR ovals one mile or less in length, teams will not run inner liners in their tires at Phoenix. The estimated pit window is every 75-80 laps, based on fuel mileage. Goodyear's "Spirit of America" airship, based out of Carson, Calif., will be covering the NASCAR race weekend at Phoenix.(Goodyear PR), see codes, pressures and more on my Phoenix Race Info page or the 2008 Tire Notes page.(11-7-2008)

Air Force leaving Wood Brothers? hearing that the Air Force sponsorship will leave the #21 Wood Brothers Ford and could be headed to either one of the Roush Racing teams [#'s 6,16,17,26,99] or Yates Racing [#28, #38].(11-6-2008)

New Crew Chief for McMurray in 2009 UPDATE2: from a Detroit Free Press article by NASCAR Sprint Cup owner Jack Roush: "By the way, Jamie [McMurray, #26 Ford after his 1st top-5 in over a year] did the job at Charlotte [in the Bank of America 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway], finishing fifth. We'll be looking to 2009 with a new crew chief for him -- mix up the chemistry again".(Detroit Free Press), so looks like current #26 crew chief, Larry Carter, will not return to the #26 team and McMurray in 2009.(10-17-2008)
UPDATE: hearing that McMurray will reunite with his former Ganassi crew chief Donnie Wingo and Carter could be headed to Yates Racing as the crew chief for Paul Menard.(10-18-2008)
UPDATE2: "I am all for the crew chief change because I've worked with the crew chief in the past," McMurray said of bringing in veteran Donnie Wingo. "He's like my best friend, and ever since I left Ganassi, I have remained very good friends with Donnie. "The whole time I was at Ganassi, I can remember seeing crew chiefs that had an engineering background and thinking in my head, 'Damn, I really wish I had a crew chief with that background, because I think that would take me to that next level. Instead of running sixth to 12th, we'll maybe contend for wins. But I didn't realize how great I had it. I've missed Donnie ever since. Larry's done a great job, but you kind of get used to working with someone, and I feel like everyone I've had since [Wingo], I've compared to my times with Donnie. And those were probably some of the best races for me. Next year, I think, should be my best year ever."(ESPN.com)(11-6-2008) Comment here

Congrats - John Fuller: Comptroller at Hall of Fame Racing, John Fuller and his wife Tami welcomed a new member to the #96 Hall of Fame Racing team yesterday [Wednesday] evening as Allison Mae Fuller was welcomed into the world at 5:58pm. Allison weighed 7 lbs. 14 ounces and her length was 21.5 inches. Mother and daughter are doing very well.(11-6-2008)

Cheez-It colors for the #5 at Phoenix: Sunday's race at Phoenix International Raceway will mark the final 2008 race in which Cheez-It will adorn the hood of the #5 Chevrolet of Casey Mears. Cheez-It has been the co-primary sponsor on the Chevy in three races this season -- Texas [April], Pocono [Aug], and Auto Club Speedway. Cheez-It will return to the hood of the #5 Chevy [with Mark Martin as the driver] for select races in 2009. Sponsor CARQUEST and Brakes Plus are participating in the KNIX Radio "Million Can Crusade," a Phoenix-area canned food drive to benefit the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. Twelve CARQUEST locations will serve as official drop-off points, while Brakes Plus will run the program at 13 of its branches. Visit www.knixcountry.com for more information.(HMS PR), see images of the scheme of my #5 Team Schemes page and my 2009 #5 Team Schemes page.(11-6-2008) Comment here

Congrats to McMurray: Ladies, Mr. McMurray is officially off the market. #26-Jamie McMurray told me [ESPN's Marty Smith] Tuesday he proposed to longtime girlfriend Christy Futrell.(ESPN.com)(11-6-2008)

 
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Josh Ray Selected as First Diversity Apprentice for MWR
Toyota Motor Sales, Inc. (TMS) and Michael Waltrip Racing (MWR) announced today that Josh Ray is the diversity apprentice selected from Toyota's Technician Training and Education Network (T-TEN) alumni program.
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Playoff woes won't define Busch's breakout season
By David Poole
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Thursday, Nov. 06, 2008

AVONDALE, Ariz. - One set of numbers won't be adding up for Kyle Busch this season: The 23-year-old driver won't win this year's Sprint Cup championship.
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Johnson killing theory on where nice guys finish, one title at a time
By Mike Harris
The Associated Press
Friday, Nov. 07, 2008
AVONDALE, Arizona - Jimmie Johnson is a likable guy.

He's so likable that he tends to be overlooked at times, even when he is winning races in bunches and stringing together NASCAR Sprint Cup championships.

It's not that he doesn't have his cadre of fans and detractors. It's just that Johnson doesn't seem to inspire their passions like drivers such as Kyle and Kurt Busch, Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Johnson tends to be politically correct, unassuming, friendly, respectful and all the other fine attributes of an exemplary Boy Scout. By being so, well, vanilla, he doesn't always get the kind of respect he deserves for the record he has posted since moving to Sprint Cup full-time in 2002.
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 NEXT RACE: Hefty Odor Block 200, 4:30pm/et, Saturday, November 8, 2008 at Phoenix International Raceway

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Entry List: UPDATE; There are 50 cars on the preliminary entry list for Saturday's Hefty Odor Block 200 at Phoenix. Some notes: Patrick Sheltra will make his series debut in the #4, Marc Davis is back in the #22, Brian Ickler will be in the #55 for Robby Gordon, Stan Silva will make an attempted in tehe #65, Derrike Cope is in the #82 of Sheltra Motorsports and John Borneman returns in the #83. The complete list is posted on the Phoenix Race Page.(11-3-2008)
UPDATE: A.J. Allmendinger will be in the #9 for GEM.(11-3-2008)

Delphi Continues with Hendrick Motorsports & JR Motorsports: Delphi announced that it will continue its major associate sponsorship of Hendrick Motorsports during the 2009 Sprint Cup Series season. In addition, Delphi will be the primary sponsor for seven Nationwide Series races with JR Motorsports next year. The announcement was made at a press conference held at the Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX) in Las Vegas. Delphi will be the primary sponsor for one Nationwide Series race with driver Tony Stewart in the #5 Delphi Chevy fielded by JR Motorsports. Additionally, Delphi will be the primary sponsor for Brad Keselowski in the JR Motorsports #88 Chevrolet for six Nationwide races in 2009. The race details will be announced in the near future. Delphi also will be an associate sponsor of all 2008 Hendrick Motorsports 2009 Spring Cup entries. Delphi will continue to be featured on the uniforms of all Hendrick Motorsports drivers for the 2009 season, including four-time Sprint Cup Champion Jeff Gordon, two-time defending Sprint Cup Champion Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Mark Martin. For more information about Delphi's involvement in motorsports, visit www.delphi.com/about/motorsports.(Marketwire.com)(11-6-2008)

Campe serving as #5 crew chief: Brian Campe, 27, has been named crew chief of the #5 JR Motorsports team for the final two events of the 2008 Nationwide Series season. Formerly the #5 team's lead engineer, Campe will call his first career race this weekend at Phoenix. Cam Strader, who has served as interim crew chief since July, will return to his role as the team's car chief.(JR Motorsports PR)(11-5-2008)

Hamlin in the #18 at Phoenix: The #18 DLP HDTV Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing heads to Phoenix International Raceway for Saturday's Hefty Odor Block 200 Nationwide Series race. Denny Hamlin takes over the #18 JGR Toyota for Saturday's 200-mile journey.(JGR / TureSpeed Communications PR)(11-5-2008
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Nov. 6 NASCAR Nationwide Series:Saturday’s race will be Leg Two of a triple-duty weekend for Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick.
What’s more, either driver could very well pull off the unprecedented ‘tri-sweep.’ In fact, Busch was only one race short of the deed during last season’s Phoenix weekend. He won the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and NASCAR Nationwide races before finishing eighth in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race.Whether or not they do pull off the sweep, both drivers should run up front during the NASCAR Nationwide race.Busch has won the last two series races at Phoenix. In five races there since 2005, he has a Driver Rating of 115.5, an Average Running Position of 9.3, 104 Fastest Laps Run and a Laps in the Top 15 percentage of 78.1%. He also comes off a Texas win in which he scored his third perfect Driver Rating (150.0) of the season.Harvick has run all seven Phoenix races since 2005. During that span, he has a Driver Rating of 113.6, an Average Running Position of 6.6, 76 Fastest Laps Run and a Laps in the Top 15 percentage of 92.3%.Carl Edwards likely will do his best to spoil the sweep. He will be driving with a sense of urgency, trying to stay in title contention. His statistics are slightly better than front-running Clint Bowyer. Edwards has a Driver Rating of 115.1, an Average Running Position of 6.6, 114 Fastest Laps Run and a Laps in the Top 15 percentage of 90.0. Comparatively, Bowyer has a Driver Rating of 111.6, an Average Running Position of 7.8, 146 Fastest Laps Run and a Laps in the Top 15 percentage of 86.6%.(NASCAR)
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  Nov. 6 NASCAR Nationwide Series: Although there are only two races remaining in the NASCAR Nationwide Series season, it’s never too late for the Kelly Bires and the No. 47 Glad Trash Bags Ford team to learn something new.The team will be trying an assortment of new setups during practice for the Hefty Odor Block 200 at the Phoenix International Raceway.“Phoenix will be an experiment for us,” said crew chief Scott Zipadelli. “We have a pretty good setup for the flat tracks, but we’re always trying to get better. We’re going to do some things that are completely different during practice and settle on something Kelly likes for the race. I’m sure we’ll be making a lot changes on the car during the race, and we’ll leave ourselves some options for the race.“During the course of the season you get a lot of ideas. You try to sort through all that information and narrow it down to three or four that have the most promise. We’re really eager to put it all in motion.”JTG Daugherty Racing not only is trying to finish the current season on a strong note, it hopes to get a running start on the 2009 campaign. That’s why the team is always working toward the future.“You can’t ever be satisfied in this sport,” Bires said. “We always want to get better. This race is an experiment for us, but we won’t be doing anything too risky. Everything we’ve put into this race is based on all the data we’ve accumulated and our racing experience. This won’t be a shot in the dark. It’s based on a lot of work.”(JTGDaugherty) (11-06-08
  
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Phoenix Int'l Raceway
Lucas Oil 150 - Friday, November 7, 2008
SPEED/TV - Prerace 7:30pm/et; Race 8:00pm/et

Hornaday leads Happy Hour: #33-Ron Hornaday Jr. was once again the fastest on track with a speed of 130.690 to lead the final practice session at Phoenix Int'l Raceway. Rounding out the top ten were; #51-Kyle Busch, #2-Kevin Harvick, #14-Rick Crawford, #40-Mike Bliss, #16-Brian Scott, #59-Terry Cook, #2-Scott Speed, #8-Chad McCumbee, #88-Matt Crafton. There were 35 trucks on track for the final session. Final practice speeds are posted on the Phoenix Race Page.(11-6-2008)

Hornaday leads first practice session: #33-Ron Hornaday Jr. was the fastest on track with a speed of 130.091 to lead the first practice session for the Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix Int'l Raceway. Rounding out the top ten were; #10-Brendan Gaughan, #18-Dennis Setzer, #51-Kyle Busch #30-Todd Bodine, #23-Johnny Benson, #2-Kevin Harvick, #99-Erik Darnell, #59-Terry Cook, #88-Matt Crafton. There were 34 trucks on track for the first practice. Complete practice speeds are posted on the Phoenix Race Page.(11-6-2008)

Keselowski in the #19 at Phoenix UPDATE Hoping to do more in 2009: Brad Keselowski will attempt to qualify the #19 truck for Brad Keselowski Racing in the Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix International Raceway as well as drive the #88-U.S. Navy Chevy in the Nationwide race for JR Motorsports. Keselowski last raced in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at Memphis Motorsports Park in 2007.(JR Motorsports PR)(11-4-2008)
UPDATE: [From Team Chevy Notes] THIS IS YOUR FIRST VISIT BACK TO THE NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES IN A WHILE, HOW DOES IT FEEL? Brad Keselowski: "Great, I am glad to be back. Glad to have my own team here doing this and Junior Motorsports is helping. I am having fun. I am glad to be here and looking forward to hoping we get to do this some more maybe next year. This is kind of like the start of something that I hope that's going to grow to be big and I am looking forward to everything that comes with that."(Team Chevy PR)(11-7-2008)

Goodyear Tire Notes - Phoenix: Teams in all three NASCAR series will run the same tire codes at Phoenix this weekend, though those for the Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series will be branded "Goodyear Eagle," while those for the Truck Series will be branded "Goodyear Wrangler" . . . this is the same combination of left- and right-side tires that Goodyear brought for Sprint Cup and Nationwide teams to run at Phoenix this past April . . . this is one of the more popular tire combinations in Goodyear's 2008 tire lineup . . . in addition to Phoenix, teams in all three major NASCAR series have run this specific combination at Richmond and New Hampshire this season . . . teams in the Nationwide and Craftsman Truck Series have also run this tire set-up at Milwaukee, Gateway, Indianapolis Raceway Park and Memphis this year . . . as on most NASCAR ovals one mile or less in length, teams will not run inner liners in their tires at Phoenix.(Goodyear PR) See codes, pressures and more on the Phoenix Race Page.(11-7-2008)

J.R. Fitzpatrick teams with TRG at Martinsville: UPDATE 3 Returns for Phoenix & Homestead; working on NASCAR approvals for '09: After a successful test at Iowa Speedway just two weeks ago, Canadian stock car standout John Ryan "J.R." Fitzpatrick has been named driver of the #12 Chevy for TRG Motorsports in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Kroger 200 at Martinsville Speedway on Saturday, October 18th. Fitzpatrick will drive a third entry for TRG Motorsports, in conjunction with DGM Racing, and will serve as a teammate to T.J. Bell and Ben Stancill.(TRG Motorsports PR)(10-10-2008)
UPDATE: DGM Racing is proud to announce that Mammoet has signed on as the primary sponsor of the #12 Chevy driven by Canada's own J.R. Fitzpatrick for the Kroger 200 on Saturday at Martinsville Speedway. Mammoet specializes in heavy lifting and transport solutions on and offshore. (TRG Motorsports PR)(10-18-2008)
UPDATE 2: During the race broadcast on SPEED/TV, Adam Alexander reported that Fitzpatrick is scheduled to run Phoenix and Homestead in 2008, and plans to run a 15 race schedule in 2009.(10-18-2008)
Images added: Images of the Mammoet Chevy are posted on the 2008 Paint Scheme Gallery page.(10-18-2008)
UPDATE 3: J.R. Fitzpatrick will make his second career start in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series on Friday night at Phoenix International Raceway. Fitzpatrick's first career start came in the Kroger 200 at Martinsville Speedway. Fitzpatrick will join TRG Motorsports for the second week in a row as the series descends on Homestead-Miami Speedway for the season finale next Friday night. Fitzpatrick will pilot the #71 Mammoet Chevy as a teammate to T.J. Bell. Fitzpatrick is attempting to gain the proper approvals from NASCAR to compete in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series full-time with TRG in 2009.(TRG Motorsports PR)(11-6-2008)
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For Johnny Benson and Ron Hornaday Jr., it's game on as the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series heads to Phoenix International Raceway for Friday night's Lucas Oil 150, race No. 24 of 25 in the 2008 season.
http://www.truckseries.com/cgi-script/NCTS_08/articles/000021/002198.htm
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Courtesy of Jayski
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 Fri Nov 7
12:00 am NASCAR Now ESPN2

11:00 am NASCAR Live SPEED

11:30 am NNS Phoenix Practice SPEED

2:00 pm NSCS Phoenix Practice ESPN2

3:30 pm NNS Phoenix Practice SPEED

4:30 pm NCTS Phoenix Pole Qualifying SPEED

5:30 pm NSCS Phoenix Pole Qualifyin ESPN2

7:30 pm NCTS Set-Up SPEED

8:00 pm NCTS: Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix SPEED

10:30 pm Trackside at Phoenix SPEED

11:30 pm NNS Phoenix Practice SPEED

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Sat Nov 8
1:30 am NCTS Set-Up SPEED

2:00 am NCTS: Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix SPEED

11:00 am Trackside at Phoenix SPEED

12:00 pm NNS Phoenix Qualifying SPEED

2:30 pm NASCAR Live SPEED

3:00 pm NSCS Phoenix Practice ESPN2

4:00 pm NNS Countdown ESPN2

4:30 pm NNS: Hefty Odor Block 200 at Phoenix ESPN2

8:00 pm Tradin' Paint SPEED

8:30 pm NASCAR Performance SPEED

 
Jayski does not list all the programming offered by SPEED; for complete listings go to their website, http://www.speedtv.com/schedule/
 
Always CHECK YOUR LOCAL LISTINGS!
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